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Laser Nail Fungus Treatment Does Not Have FDA Approval

Laser nail fungus centers are popping up offering to zap nail fungus with unapproved lasers and charging big fees. If the FDA has not cleared lasers for this use then why do doctors perform this procedure and offer it as a cure for nail fungus? Could it be money? Treating toe nail fungus with a laser such as the Footlaser ® or The Noveon ® are not approved by the FDA so why are companies and doctors advertising and using Laser Nail Treatment as a remedy to stop nail fungus? Laser nail treatment for nail fungus by doctors using a laser similar to what is in use for cataracts, dental work and laser hair removal is being touted as the latest and greatest tool in the battle against nail fungus. Is Toenail Fungus Laser Treatment to good to be true?

The problem is that while some doctors, laser nail centers and companies such as PathoLase who market PinPointe Footlaser ® are actively marketing their laser nail treatment as a cure or way to get rid of nail fungus, the U.S. government's Food and Drug Administration (F.D.A.) has NOT approved it for such use. Podiatrists and laser nail centers charge $1,000.00 and up to use these non-approved devices to supposedly zap or irradiate fungus.

Another company, Nomir Medical Technologies, is preparing its new Noveon ® laser for use in curing toenail fungus and waiting for F.D.A. approval before it sells and distributes its laser to doctors. According to a press release from January 2009, The Noveon® is a light based system that photo-biologically targets the elimination of bacterial and fungal infections through a unique, near infrared, photo-inactivation effect, while preserving healthy tissue and promoting recovery.

The market is so lucrative that doctors are using the laser in non-approved ways through loopholes. The loophole being that although lasers are not approved for curing nail fungus, they are approved for dental and hair removal so a doctor can use them anyway they wish. What are the long term health effects of using lasers on fingernails and toenails? Are there any side-effects that one should know about? No one knows so its best not to jump on board and have laser nail treatment performed till more is known if it even works.

The New York Times has an excellent article: False Start On Remedy For Fungus published: March 20, 2009 on the laser nail fungus remedy and how doctors may have jumped the gun.

In the meantime prospective patients who want to get rid of nail fungus may want to wait till the F.D.A. conducts tests and clears the use of lasers to cure nail fungus or use some of the home remedies featured here on KillNailFungus.com.

 

 

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